Last night, I was in the middle of writing a pretty intense message that I believe the Holy Spirit was leading me in and there was some major adrenaline pumping in this little heart because there was serious warfare involved in what I was speaking into, and I felt it hardcore.
Out of nowhere, I kid you not, the BIGGEST scorpion I have ever seen in my entire life came out and I am not exaggerating, this sucker came at me! I have never seen a scorpion move that fast. And I killed that nasty thing but it took a lot of effort and gusto! I had to get mad! I know you’re probably laughing at this but I had to literally muster up enough oomph and frustration to kill that thing with the last and final blow! My hand even still hurts from this duel!
Then I started laughing and crying at the same time. No joke. Probably adrenaline mixed with the silliness of my dramatic fight, and the fact that my husband was sound asleep in the next room having no idea I’m fighting a battle to the death. (How on earth can he sleep so soundly while I am murdering poisonous creatures next door?)
Mostly I was emotional because Jesus said something so profound to me, “Brianna, that is JUST LIKE the enemy! That is how small and pathetic he is! Sure he seems huge and scary but only when you forget who YOU are, because YOU can crush him! And sweetheart, aren’t you a little mad? Mad at his recent tactics and attempts at petty lies? Girl, get mad and let him have it. My Spirit dwells in you. Tap into that inner fighter, sister. He’s coming for ya, be sure of that. But Daughter, “HE’S GOT NOTHIN ON YOU.”
Then the Lord showed me some more spiritual insight. After I killed that thing, I immediately started on the prowl looking around our doors and entrances to our home while thinking, How in the world did he get in here?!
Folks! Isn’t that exactly how we respond to the enemy and his strategies against us? We seem so shocked sometimes at the warfare we fight against! And yet Jesus told us that we would be a threat. So sometimes we have to honestly ask ourselves, Have I allowed the enemy to mess with my head and heart and has he made me forget who I am in Christ? Does he appear bigger and stronger than my Jesus, who is IN ME? Have I let him in??
Lord knows I have a few buttons the enemy has been pushing lately! How about you? It’s time to fight back.
Here’s what the Lord told me: “Brianna, you need to spiritually ‘clean house’ and tell that beast that you are onto him and to GET OUT. He has already been defeated. You need to remind him of this, and you need to remind yourself!”
Whew. Can I get an AMEN?
Now I’m gonna go ice my hand and praise Jesus to this song with my other hand raised: